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Post by CeeScraps on Jul 21, 2024 20:02:09 GMT
I found this wonderful blog that explains what to check for a printer to see if your card stock will go through it.
So......I thought I'd ask what you guys use for printing on card stock. Our printer is dying....my hubby said to get one so I can print on card stock. What do you recommend?
Weight of card stock would be 110 lb max.
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Post by caangel on Jul 21, 2024 20:18:07 GMT
Sorry didn't look at the link, but for me the key was finding a printer that feeds from the back and goes straight through. My old printer wasn't a rear feed and it even had significant issues with printing labels which are thinner than cardstock.
I currently have a Cannon TS5020. Bonus is that I can use off brand ink and it is so much cheaper. I don't print photos, mostly documents.
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Post by CeeScraps on Jul 21, 2024 22:41:30 GMT
The blog I found said to get the specifications for the printer before anyone purchases. The weight of the paper that is accepted is what needs to be looked at. It was interesting. I only found 1 that would do the job without having to worry about the gsm.
It's the Canon-Pixma Pro-200. However, it doesn't scan nor copy. The blogger has the 100. The 100 is more expensive than the 200.
I don't know what I'm going to do. I can keep what we have and scan with that if needed.
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Post by caspad on Jul 22, 2024 16:45:10 GMT
The Canon-Pixma-Pro-100 came out in 2012. Please don't pay more for a discontinued machine. I can print on Neenah solar white 110 lb using the rear feeder of the Epson ET-8550. I prefer to use Epson presentation matte paper or Hammermill Color Copy Cover 100 lb for cut/print or journal cards. I save the Neenah 110 lb for card bases. I love this printer. The photo quality is excellent. I've had it since December and barely made a dent in the ink levels.
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Post by CeeScraps on Jul 22, 2024 17:05:28 GMT
The Canon-Pixma-Pro-100 came out in 2012. Please don't pay more for a discontinued machine. I can print on Neenah solar white 110 lb using the rear feeder of the Epson ET-8550. I prefer to use Epson presentation matte paper or Hammermill Color Copy Cover 100 lb for cut/print or journal cards. I save the Neenah 110 lb for card bases. I love this printer. The photo quality is excellent. I've had it since December and barely made a dent in the ink levels. This is the one that the blogger has. She recommended the Pixma 100, now updated to a 200. |
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 23, 2024 15:11:11 GMT
I am able to print heavy cardstock on my HP Deskjet 3510. It's a few years old, but I am sure you can find something similar.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 26, 2024 18:32:44 GMT
I have an HP Envy 6400 that copies, scans, and prints double sided. It prints on 20 lb or 140 lb paper. It has a front load tray.
I use an app for faxing and scanning now, but I use the copier feature a lot, so that’s a must for me. And it was relatively cheap.
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Post by melanieg on Jul 26, 2024 23:29:46 GMT
I have a Canon Pixma that is about 10ish years old. She has no issues w cardstock.
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Post by katlady on Jul 27, 2024 5:29:44 GMT
I have a Canon Pro-100. I got it many many years ago on Black Friday for $100. I saw the price and jumped on it. It still works fine and it does take cardstock. But as mentioned above, it is an old printer. Don't buy it when there are newer models out there unless you can get it really cheap.
Canon Pixma does make a model with a rear paper feeder, I think it is the T series. I looked at it once as a replacement for the inkjet printer/scanner I had at the time. My previous Canon Pixma fed cardstock paper easily.
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